Broadlea henge (grid reference NY 21946 74651) is a Neolithic or Bronze Age monument in the parish of Middlebie, Dumfries and Galloway.[1] It is one of very few henge monuments in southern Scotland. The only other well preserved site is the considerably smaller Pict's Knowe near Dumfries. While Pict's Knowe is a single entrance, Class I henge, Broadlea has two entrances, making it a Class II henge.[2][3] It measures 50m by 45m inside its ditch, which is as wide as 10m.[3] The banks have been flattened over time but still rise in parts to around four feet high.[4]
| Broadlea henge | |
|---|---|
  Location of Broadlea henge in Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Coordinates | 55°03′37″N 3°13′25″W / 55.060180°N 3.2235547°W |
| Reference no. | SM666 |
The henge overlooks the Mein Water valley; the Roman fort of Birrens is located on the opposite side of the valley.[4] The aerial photographs which identified the henge also identified a Roman marching camp, whose ditch passes through the north-west entrance of the henge and out through the south-east entrance.[5][3]
The monument is scheduled as "Birrens to Broadlee,Roman forts & camps & henge".[6]
References
edit- ^ "Broadlea | Canmore". canmore.org.uk. Archived from the original on 17 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ Barclay, G. J.; Fojut, N. (1990). "The Site at Pict's Knowe, Troqueer, near Dumfries: A south-western Henge Re-discovered" (PDF). Transactions of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society. 65: 70. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 July 2019.
- ^ a b c Royal Commission of the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland (1997). Easter Dumfriesshire: an archaeological landscape. Edinburgh: The Stationery Office. p. 112.
- ^ a b Atkinson, R. (1949). "Four new 'henge' monuments in Scotland and Northumberland". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 84: 62. ISSN 2056-743X.
- ^ Atkinson, R. (1949). "Four new 'henge' monuments in Scotland and Northumberland". Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland. 84: 63. ISSN 2056-743X.
- ^ "Birrens to Broadlee,Roman forts & camps & henge (SM666)". portal.historicenvironment.scot. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2019.